I think technically the cops are right. But you can do the American Thing(TM) and sue Target. Though given they were closed (I assume at that time) then you were technically trespassing, so they could easily just counter sue. Logically I think they should be in the wrong though, but legally, they probably arn't.
I'm not a lawyer so I could be wrong though.
Nuh, get a good enough lawyer and he'll have his fender bender paid off with enough for a nice vaca in the Cayman islands.
I think I will try small claims court. Does it matter if the target store owns the land or leases it?All a good lawyer is going to do is cost more when he loses. You might try not getting a lawyer at all and going to small claims court. If they don't show up you'll win by default. It is private property and if the store was closed you're trespassing. So there's not much point in trying to sue unless you hope they'll settle for a small amount rather than fighting it.
Honestly OP, you seem crazy.
Pay attention when you drive your car.
lawyer up, hit the gym, delete facebook
And keep your dick in a vice!
Sidewalk cleaning or whatever doesn't look like it is owned by Target. Contact cleaning company and go from there.
First off you weren't trespassing if the parking lot wasn't labeled as closed.
When I asked him, the cleanser said target asked them to come over and clean the floor. The location is here https://goo.gl/maps/7YajUcJUHhM2 . The walmart store nearby used to be 24 hours, but now closes at 12am. The target store sometimes closes at 11pm, sometimes 12am.Yes, looking at the pictures it appears there are multiple businesses at that location. Other than being the anchor, is there any other reason you are focusing on Target? I would think whoever owns the property has a cleaning/maintenance crew come in. The landlord and the cleaning company would have to be the target…so to speak.
You might want to go back to the property and see if there are any signs near the parking lot entrances saying anything about being around after hours, etc.
Personally, in that situation (crew working, plate on ground) even not seeing the obstruction sticking up, I would have steered clear of it. I don't think you are going to have much luck but if you have time to kill…
-KeithP
Just the ground. You can see everything though google street https://goo.gl/maps/7YajUcJUHhM2Now I'm wondering what they were washing over there. Shopping carts maybe.
First off you weren't trespassing if the parking lot wasn't labeled as closed.
Second the rod would likely be considered an open and obvious hazard meaning you can't blame someone else for running into something you clearly should have seen.
You could try to make a case that whoever left the rod there was negligent in not coning it off. You could also claim that the property owner was negligent for having insufficient lighting. In many states that won't get you anywhere. In many cases of you are 51% or more at fault you can't collect from any other at fault parties. You'd have to live in a pure contributory liability state to have a shot at getting anything.